In a move to help close the pay gap between men and women in college sports, the NCAA will now pay Division I women's basketball teams who play in March Madness games starting this year.

After the NCAA approved revenue distribution for women’s March Madness, UConn coach Geno Auriemma called the decision “great for the future of the game.”

The organization approved “performance units” for women’s teams participating in March Madness after years of only paying men’s programs.